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Dr. Miami - Arm + Underchin + Inner Thigh Liposuction 28yr old - Bal Harbour, FL

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Hi Guys ! So it's a few months away and I've...

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UnderConstruction87
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Hi Guys ! So it's a few months away and I've decided to share my journey here . Typically I am very very private and don't post on any social media accounts but I can't deny that plastic surgery intrigues me! My goal of surgery is to slim down the look my of my face , arms and inner thighs. I always been self conscious about my arms and they disgust me! I found Dr Salzhauer last year online and decided to set up a consultation for just arm lipo. By the time I walked out I signed on for $9,500 worth of surgery ( BBL, arms, thighs, under chin). The experience blew my mind because I waited less than 1 week to make up my mind and put a down payment , and he already booked 1 month of surgeries lol!! So my ideal surgery date was no longer available. I am booked for June 17th 2016 !! Yay. I have since removed the BBL from my operation schedule ( sorry to disappoint everyone lol) but I already have a nice shape to my behind and as long as I keep my eating in check my tummy only holds a little fat. I'm scared to mess with that area since it looks okay for NOW. Plus it was too much money and my goal is to not finance. I have been saving and even got a second job to assist with covering this HUGE cost. Anyways .... Please follow me and I will start posting pictures of my before and all during the process.

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Michael Salzhauer, MD

Michael Salzhauer, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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April 1, 2016

Welcome, thank you for paying it forward and sharing your journey with us — I hope you find lots of support here. Be sure to also check-in here to connect with others preparing for their big day.

We have a ton of forum posts to look through, so be sure to check them out and join in the conversation or post your own discussion —we're all about talking here! For even more information, check out RealSelf's Video Library, and, of course, other reviews and comment away — people really love the support!

Keep us posted on your next steps, sending good luck your way! ☺ 

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April 2, 2016
good luck with your surgery.
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April 2, 2016
Thank you <3
April 3, 2016
I really appreciate you sharing your journey. It's post like this that I love to follow. I'm a very private person too so I can really relate to everything your saying even the cost. Thank you and I wish you the best! I will be following you and hopefully, this will help me.
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April 5, 2016
Hi Cjloco! I loved reading your message :) Thanks for following
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April 7, 2016
Girl you in good hands anybody that goes to Dr Miami always gets the results they want
UPDATED FROM UnderConstruction87
2 months pre

Out of Town - Travel Planning

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Yay! Travel plans have been finalized.
I will arrive in Miami the day before my surgery. I booked 8 nights at Hilton Doubletree Ocean point. It was important to me for a comfortable space and a view considering I’ll be spending ALL day and ALL night there. The room has a full size kitchen, washer/dryer, living room and ocean view with balcony. My parents will only be with me the first 4 nights in a 2 bedroom suite, then I will be downgrading to a 1 bedroom suite.
Miami has many healthy meal delivery services but I decided on Deliver Lean. I can pick my meals and they will be delivered directly to my hotel room every 3rd day. I highly recommend getting meal service as it offer assurance of clean/healthy eating while recovering and not being able to work out. Such a brilliant idea!! I am already excited about the food.
I will spend the last night at my best friend’s house and she will drive me to Miami airport the next day. She offered her place to stay but I know I’ll be more comfortable at a hotel. Plus she lives in a studio apartment with her Fiancé (awkward).
Total Cost (after all taxes and fees):
$1,115. 2 bedroom suite (4 nights)
$935.00 1 Bedroom Suite ( 4 nights)
$252.00 DeliverLean ( 7 days, 2X per day)
$101 One-way Plane Ticket (Miami, FL to Tampa,FL

Travel Tip: Miami Beach hotels charge a daily resort fee and taxes are 13%. This adds a pretty penny on top of any room rate. Also, hotels do authorize a security deposit on your C.C when you check-in. Depending on the hotel, they may hold $100.00 per night. Therefore a 4 night stay they will authorize the full balance of your stay, taxes and $400 refundable security hold. This STILL applies even if you pre-pay or use a 3rd party booking site such as Expedia.

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August 14, 2016
Did you have a nurse come help you at the hotel? And do you think it would've been cheaper to just stay at a recovery house?
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August 14, 2016
I am not sure how much a recovery house cost. I heard good things about "escape Miami". Dr Miami sends a nurse out for all this patients. She came over once or 20 minutes and showered me. I got a decent deal on a 4 star hotel. I stated at Grand Beach Surfside which is about 1 mile from his office. I paid $1,500 for 4 nights in a 2 bedroom suite ( with my parents who took care of me) then I moved to a single ocean view room for 5 more nights at $850 total. Hotel was soooo comfortable. I knew id be in my room all day so I made sure it was a place I wanted to be. I'd go to a recovery house only if you don't have a caretaker for the first 5 days post surgery.
UPDATED FROM UnderConstruction87
1 month pre

Before photos : Arms

43 days to go. I hope and pray this surgery drastically reduces the mass of my arms. In my opinion they are offensively big, very soft , and I can feel the fat just lingering around in there. I look at old photos of myself and always noticed I had larger arms compared to my body size. There are many occasion where blouses, tops or Blazers will not fit my arms or be very tight in the arm pit area. My upper body is a size medium ( sometimes small) and my arms are a large. Large and in charge. Out of the 3 procedures : I am rooting the hardest on the arms.

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May 12, 2016
I'm hoping you get the outcome you want, I can totally relate!!!